Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 00:02:41 +0100 (CET) From: Leif Neland <leifn@neland.dk> To: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: power-off without halt Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903160000550.2683-100000@arnold.neland.dk> In-Reply-To: <199903151655.JAA28147@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com>
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On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Steve Passe wrote: > Hi, > > We are looking at using FreeBSD as an "embedded OS" inside a line > of instruments we are building. I think I have a handle on all the > issues except how to cleanly handle shutdown where there is no > console, and thus no way to send a 'halt' command. The requirement > is that the user can merely turn off the power, nothing more required. > Could you use a "soft power off" ? An "off" pushbutton, wired to NMI, which triggered a shutdown, and then turned off a relay? leif@neland.dk To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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